412: 406 412: 406 In the reception room, Chen Hai chatted casually with Tong Daqiang for less than fifteen minutes.
“Boss!”
“Cousin!”
Sun Jinzhong and Qiu Dazhi both rushed over almost at the same time.
After greeting Chen Hai, the two found seats nearby and sat down.
“Dazhi, you are mainly responsible for managing Peach Blossom Wine Industry,” said Chen Hai.
“Everybody has seen the current situation,” he continued.
“Outside the factory area, quite a few people are waiting to pick up their orders.
Because of the factory’s limited production capacity, some people wait outside for ten, eight days, and it’s still uncertain whether they will be able to get their goods smoothly!”
“Given this situation, what are your plans to cope with it?”
He smiled, nodded to the two, and asked this question.
Chen Hai was actually very pleased with the current state of Peach Blossom Wine Industry.
With the all-around advertising bombardment from CCTV, their Peach Blossom Wine Industry had an explosive start that could be described as a winning hand.
He inquired about the solution to the production shortage because he was concerned about the development of Peach Blossom Wine Industry—that’s why he asked.
After all, as the real owner of Peach Blossom Wine Industry, he definitely didn’t want to see a great opportunity be ruined by their mishandling.
“Boss, securing the top CCTV advertisement bid was an absolutely brilliant move!”
“This month alone, just speaking conservatively of the gross profit, it could easily exceed fifty million.”
“You’ve seen the situation in the factory area.
We’re doing our best to expand the scale of production,” Qiu Dazhi began to explain.
“The canning factory next door has been losing money and has been closed for several years as well.”
“We’ve already begun negotiating with the government to purchase the entire land of the canning factory, which will facilitate the continued expansion of Peach Blossom Wine Industry.”
“Furthermore, we plan to acquire several other poorly managed wineries in the neighboring cities and counties.”
“Once this step is completed, after we have integrated the acquired wineries, our production scale can increase at least tenfold in the shortest time…”
Qiu Dazhi, a person with a broad strategic mindset, always made feasible plans before taking any action; he never acted impulsively.
Listening to his plan, Chen Hai was quite satisfied.
After pondering for a while, he spoke again, “Since you already have an overall plan for expanding production, I won’t say much more about that!”
“Regarding Peach Blossom Immortal Brew, I have only one requirement; better scarce than subpar.”
“Cutting corners or substituting inferior products must absolutely not happen in our Peach Blossom Wine Industry.”
“If the quality of the product sold on the market has problems, and our reputation suffers, the brand we’ve worked so hard to establish could collapse completely, and it would be very hard to recover!”
“Also, it’s time we give some thought to our sales channels,” he continued.
“Clients from all over the country are coming to Liuyuan County to pick up goods, which is definitely not very convenient.”
“Consider establishing regional agents, province agents, or even setting up warehouses in a large area.
Dazhi, you and the others should find time to discuss this and come up with a suitable plan!”
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When it comes to business, Chen Hai is actually a bit of an amateur.
He had thoroughly explained all the issues he could think of to Qiu Dazhi and Sun Jinzhong.
As for other aspects he might have overlooked, that’s where Qiu Dazhi and his team needed to step in and fill in the gaps!
“Boss, we are actually already considering what you’ve mentioned,” the group exchanged glances and nodded, with Qiu Dazhi speaking up to explain.
Being from Xiangjiang and receiving higher education, Qiu Dazhi belonged to the business elite and tended to have a comprehensive outlook when considering matters.
In terms of product, price, channels, and promotion, he always had a complete plan in mind.
“Hmm,” Chen Hai nodded, contemplative.
He added, “You should be familiar with the concept of a stock option pool.”
“I’ll set a small goal for you.
If our Peach Blossom Wine Industry’s total revenue can break ten billion this year, I will put ten percent of shares into the stock option pool.”
“Over the next few years, as long as the enterprise develops well, each of you can receive a certain amount of shares as a reward!”
The small goal Chen Hai set was indeed just a small goal.
If they were to go by the revenue of January, as long as their monthly revenue did not drastically decrease, breaking ten billion in one year for Peach Blossom Wine Industry was almost a sure thing.
If you want the horse to run fast, you have to let it eat more grass.
Chen Hai himself played a hands-off role.
To ensure that his team below worked hard and did their job well, he naturally wouldn’t hesitate to allocate some shares as a reward.
“Boss, rest assured, we’ll definitely achieve the goal!” Hearing Chen Hai’s promise, Qiu Dazhi was as if infused with a shot of adrenaline, his entire demeanor became animated, and he responded immediately.
Sun Jinzhong and Tong Daqiang were utterly confused, looking at each other bewildered.
With their knowledge and perspective, they clearly didn’t understand what this so-called “option pool” really was!
Chen Hai had no intention of clarifying their confusion.
Since Qiu Dazhi was aware of it, he would naturally explain it to Sun Jinzhong and the others.
Originally, his visit to Peach Blossom Wine Industry was just a casual one.
Overall, Chen Hai was very pleased with the situation here.
After securing the top advertising spot on CCTV, he had invested ten million Xiangjiang dollars into Peach Blossom Wine Industry through Sea King Company.
With this capital injected, it was already enough to cover thirty percent of the early cost of the CCTV top ad.
The rest of the amount was due in six months, as per CCTV.
Chen Hai’s intention was for Peach Blossom Wine Industry to be self-sufficient.
Now, it seemed that Peach Blossom Wine Industry was doing so well that it no longer needed his attention.
If his set goals were indeed achieved smoothly, Peach Blossom Wine Industry alone would bring him hundreds of millions in profit over the year.
With such results, what could Chen Hai possibly be dissatisfied about!
He stayed in the meeting room at the winery until about half-past nine, greeting Sun Jinzhong, Qiu Dazhi, and the others before finally getting up to leave.
For the next period, Chen Hai continued his grand alchemy plan.
Apart from the Chinese New Year period, which had caused some delay and ten days of rest, he was either refining Fine Gold or on the road buying Gold.
The flourishing state of Peach Blossom Wine Industry made him feel much less financially pressured.
After all, for the time being, Peach Blossom Wine Industry was wholly owned by him.
The assets of the company and personal funds, although not interchangeable, could be readily accessed for funds from the Peach Blossom Wine Industry’s account whenever he needed.
To purchase enough gold, he had nearly visited every city and county in Xiangnan Province.
Inside the old Chen Family house in Chenjiaping Village, the door was tightly closed, and Chen Hai sat cross-legged in the hall.
A bright flame hovered about a yard in front of him.
The Fine Gold Wires he had refined yesterday were burning in the flame, merging with all the previously refined Fine Gold.
Eventually, they formed a five-colored metal block, as thin as a bamboo chip and only half a palm’s size, which fell into Chen Hai’s hand.
“Finally, I have gathered enough Fine Gold to craft the Storage Bag.
It hasn’t been easy!”
He weighed the piece of Fine Gold in his hands and silently sensed it for a while, sighing deeply with emotion.
A single strand of Fine Gold Wire, while dazzling in color, didn’t seem particularly miraculous to him.
But now, having spent over sixty million to refine several hundred strands and fusing them into this metal block…
He found the circles of radiant five-colored halos on it to be so captivating and intoxicating.
“Crafting the Storage Bag will take about three to five days if quick, or ten to eight days if slow.”
“I’ve already informed my parents and also called Qingqing, telling her that I will be in seclusion for a while!”
“This old house here in Chenjiaping is quiet and undisturbed, which makes it suitable for crafting the Storage Bag.”
Carefully examining the piece of Fine Gold in his hand one last time, Chen Hai finally withdrew his gaze and mumbled to himself.
After burning incense and taking a bath, he rested for a while.
Then, he opened the door and strolled leisurely in the forest behind the old house.
Feeling completely energized and at peace, he finally returned to the old house, shutting the door behind him.
This old house of the Chen Family was not completely abandoned and was only visited by Chen Hai himself and occasionally by his parents.
During the New Year, his parents had already visited the old house once.
Now that the first lunar month was almost over, his mother Jiang Meixian’s store had long resumed normal operation.
His father, Chen Zhonghua, was leisurely spending his days at the chess stand!
When Chen Hai left home, he merely informed his parents that he was going to the Capital City.
They were not aware that he would be staying in the old house, refusing to leave.
Given this situation, the chances of them coming back to the old house were almost non-existent.
“To craft the Storage Bag, first of all, I need to turn this piece of Fine Gold into a single strand of metal wire, then weave it into the Storage Bag shape I want…”
Silently recalling the Storage Bag Refining Dharma Method given to him by Hongming, Chen Hai furrowed his brows and pondered for a while.
Turning this block of Fine Gold into a strand of Fine Gold Wire posed little difficulty for him, someone adept at Fire Control.
What he really struggled to decide was what shape to weave the Fine Gold Wire into!
After all, the piece of Giant Kun skin he had obtained from the two Rat Demons was only so big.
If he wove the Fine Gold Wire into a small bag, it simply wouldn’t cover the skin of the Giant Kun, not to mention the subsequent refining tasks.